News Releases
MALDEF Condemns AZ Governor Brewer for Signing Unconstitutional Anti-Immigrant Bill
PHILANTHROPIC INNOVATOR TO LEAD MALDEF’S DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
MALDEF Calls On AZ Governor To Veto Most Anti-Immigrant Piece of Legislation in the U.S.
MALDEF Questions Timing and Consequences of Federal Raids Today in Arizona
MALDEF Recognizes Justice Stevens’ Contributions; Looks Forward to Successor Who Will Uphold Legacy
MALDEF Selects Prominent Civil Rights Attorney to Lead Its Washington, D.C. Regional Office
MALDEF and ACLU Win Permanent Injunction of Third Farmers Branch Anti-Immigrant Ordinance
Fifth Circuit Remands English Language Learner Case to Determine Cause of “Alarming” Failure Rate of Students
MALDEF Reluctantly But Emphatically Urges Passage of Healthcare Reform Legislation
MALDEF and Voto Latino Build Momentum for 2010 Census
Costa Mesa Halts Enforcement of Anti-Solicitation Ordinance After Civil Rights Groups Sue
LOS ANGELES, CA – The city of Costa Mesa today halted enforcement of its anti-solicitation ordinance in response to a lawsuit brought by MALDEF, The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California and the National Day Laborer Organizing Network. The suit was brought on behalf of day laborers represented by the Asociacion de Jornaleros de Costa Mesa and the Colectivo Tonantzin.
MALDEF Enters Statewide Lawsuit to Address Inadequate Funding for English Learners and At-Risk Students
Denver, CO – Today, MALDEF filed legal papers on behalf of several Colorado families seeking to join the state school finance lawsuit, Lobato v. Colorado. The families seek a ruling that Colorado’s inadequate school funding for low income and English Language Learner students violates their rights under the Colorado Constitution. The parents and children represent different regions of the state, including Mapleton, Sheridan, Rocky Ford and Greeley.